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Andrea Mountney. 1 Brain Trauma Neuroprotection/Neurorestoration, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Helen M. Bramlett. 2 Department of Neurological Surgery, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, Florida.
C. Edward Dixon. 3 Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Trauma Research Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Stefania Mondello. 4 Department of Neurosciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
W. Dalton Dietrich. 2 Department of Neurological Surgery, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, Florida.
Kevin K.W. Wang. 5 Center of Neuroproteomics and Biomarkers Research, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Krista Caudle. 1 Brain Trauma Neuroprotection/Neurorestoration, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Philip E. Empey. 6 University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Samuel M. Poloyac. 6 University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Ronald L. Hayes. 7 Center for Innovative Research, Center for Neuroproteomics and Biomarkers Research, Banyan Biomarkers, Inc. , Alachua, Florida.
John T. Povlishock. 8 Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.
Frank C. Tortella. 1 Brain Trauma Neuroprotection/Neurorestoration, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Patrick M. Kochanek. 9 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Deborah A. Shear. 1 Brain Trauma Neuroprotection/Neurorestoration, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Address correspondence to: Patrick M. Kochanek, MD, MCCM, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3434 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, E-mail: [email protected]
Introduction
Statins are potent inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMGA) reductase and are used clinically to reduce serum cholesterol. Recent studies have highlighted the pleiotropic properties of statins and their utility in promoting therapeutic benefit in pathologies other than hyperlipidemia. For neurological disorders, in particular, accumulating experimental evidence suggests that statins exert neuroprotective effects against a variety...